Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
to me, that's love.
when you've been married for some decades, yet fall in love with each other everyday. no, wait, i dislike using the phrase "fall in love". why cant it be to triumph in love?
yeah, but to me, love is, to look beyond the outward appearance but into the heart. to accept each other as who they are and not who you want them to become. to take all shortcomings in stride. despite knowing that challenges and difficulties may befall you in the coming days, you still choose to take that road with him/her, because living apart from each other would make life meaningless. love is when the other person has grown old, saggy, wrinkled, senile, yet you still love him/her as much or perhaps, more than you did the first time you met. that's love.
1 corinthians has the perfect description of love.
love is not self-seeking.
if love means having to let go, then let go.
love is patient.
if love means having to wait for a span of time, then wait.
love keeps no record of wrongs.
if love means having to forgive, forgive, and forget all their misdoings.
it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
above all, love never fails.
God's love for mankind is the perfect example of love. humble, true, sacrificial, unconditional and knows no limits.
LOVE!
p/s: i miss my maternal grandparents dearly. no words can describe how overwhelmed i'm feeling tonight. it's been years. but somethings dont change. always cherished, always loved.
